Hi,
In my rented property I have 3 major items I want to address to keep the heat in downstairs.
1. I have a single glazed kitchen window. Is there anything I can do to it to help retain some heat? I bought this heat shrink cling film stuff to create an air gap (the window doesnt open) but within a few days it got ripped, and it just looks tacky as anything.
2. Next to the front door I have a "window" which my landlord, for some reason, has fit some corregated plastic. Its pathetic. Its got a wooden frame which is all rotting, whenever it rains I get a puddle of water on the window sill. Really it needs to be ripped out and done properly but my landlord wont do it so I am having to try and find ways to "fix" it.
3. Cat flap in backdoor. Its a uPVC door, and we have a cat (obviously). I have gone through 3 catflaps now and I just cant seem to find one which doesnt let loads of cold air in. Anyone have any ideas?
Does it cost much to get double glazing panes made to size for DIY install?
Any other ideas...downstairs is constantly freezing, and upstairs is toasty, and I am spending a fortune on heating to have a comfortable living area but then a boiling hot upstairs.
In my rented property I have 3 major items I want to address to keep the heat in downstairs.
1. I have a single glazed kitchen window. Is there anything I can do to it to help retain some heat? I bought this heat shrink cling film stuff to create an air gap (the window doesnt open) but within a few days it got ripped, and it just looks tacky as anything.
2. Next to the front door I have a "window" which my landlord, for some reason, has fit some corregated plastic. Its pathetic. Its got a wooden frame which is all rotting, whenever it rains I get a puddle of water on the window sill. Really it needs to be ripped out and done properly but my landlord wont do it so I am having to try and find ways to "fix" it.
3. Cat flap in backdoor. Its a uPVC door, and we have a cat (obviously). I have gone through 3 catflaps now and I just cant seem to find one which doesnt let loads of cold air in. Anyone have any ideas?
Does it cost much to get double glazing panes made to size for DIY install?
Any other ideas...downstairs is constantly freezing, and upstairs is toasty, and I am spending a fortune on heating to have a comfortable living area but then a boiling hot upstairs.